Kabale: Police Fails to Hit Recruit Target

Kabale district police has failed to hit its target of recruiting 1276 people to be trained as Special Police Constables ahead of the 2021 general elections.

Last month, Uganda police announced commencement of the process to recruit 50,000 SPCs meant primarily to guard the polling centres in the entire country.

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Only 500 people showed up for recruitment

The Kigezi regional police spokesperson Elly Maate told our reporter that Kabale district was aiming to recruit 1276 able bodied people to be trained as SPCs, but only 500 who applied turned up for recruitment at Kabale Primary School playground in Kabale municipality on Monday